Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lancaster

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Lancaster City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Lancaster, Pleasant Township and Hocking Township, and parts of Greenfield Township and Berne Township.

Lancaster’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Ohio school districts

Students
6,036
Schools
9
Spent per student
$15,066
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$144.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lancaster City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Ohio districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the OH average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $144.3M, about $23,913 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Lancaster 41,956B−Pleasant Township 6,441B−Hocking Township 5,087

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Lancaster High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 52.2% · 3,228 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 59.5% · 3,242 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 86.2% · 435 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,066 per student · 9% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 43%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,166’20
6,115’21
6,263’22
6,229’23
6,036’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Tarhe Trails Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
B
611 students20:1
Gorsuch West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
C
530 students18:1
Medill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
C+
530 students20:1
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
C+
530 students20:1
Tallmadge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
C
486 students19:1
Bridges
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Lancaster
18 students
General Sherman Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
C+
693 students19:1
Thomas Ewing Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
C
643 students18:1
Lancaster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
B−
1,995 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fairfield Union Local School DistrictRush Creek Township, Walnut Township
$14,263per student
Amanda-Clearcreek Local School DistrictAmanda Township, Madison Township
$15,220per student
Liberty Union-Thurston Local School DistrictLiberty Township, Walnut Township
$16,466per student
Logan-Hocking Local School DistrictGood Hope Township, Marion Township
$17,141per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.